Host & Lecturers

The Winter School in Quantitative Finance is organized by Prof. Dr. Erich Walter Farkas. 

Prof. Dr. Erich Walter Farkas Professor of Quantitative Finance, University of Zurich Program Director MSc UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance Linkedin

Walter Farkas is a Professor of Quantitative Finance at the Department of Banking and Finance at the University of Zurich and an Associate Faculty member of the Department of Mathematics of ETH Zurich since 2009. Moreover he is a faculty member of the Swiss Finance institute (SFI) – a network of all Finance and Finance related professors from Universities from Switzerland. Prof. Farkas is also the program director of the Master Science in Quantitative Finance, an internationally highly ranked, specialized degree jointly offered by the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich since 2003. He is one of the founders of the Swiss Risk Association, a non-profit organization and an open forum for facilitating the dialog on risk management, and was one of its co-presidents 2013-2021. Prof. Farkas is also a Certified Board member. His research covers the broad areas of Financial Modelling, Mathematical Finance and Quantitative Risk Management.

The following lecturers were engaged for the Winter School in Quantitative Finance. Other innovative lecturers will complement the Winter School in Quantitative Finance.

	Prof. Dr. Ines Chaieb Professor for Finance, University of Geneva Linkedin
	Prof. Dr. Erich Walter Farkas Professor for Quantitative Finance, University of Zurich Program Director MSc UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance Linkedin
	Prof. Dr. Philipp Krüger Professor for Responsible Finance, University of Geneva Linkedin
	Prof. Dr. Markus Leippold Professor for Financial Engineering, University of Zurich Director Master of Advanced Studies UZH in Finance Linkedin
	Olivier P. Müller Executive and investment professional Linkedin
	Prof. Dr. Pawel Polak Professor for Quantitative Finance, Stony Brook University Linkedin
	Prof. Dr. Karl Schmedders Professor for Finance, IMD Lausanne Linkedin
	Prof. Dr. Luis Seco Professor for Mathematics, University of Toronto President and CEO Sigma Analysis and Management Linkedin
	Prof. Dr. Aleh Tsyvinski Professor for Economics, Yale University
	Prof. Dr. Alexander F. Wagner Professor for Finance, University of Zurich  Associate Dean Executive Education and Alumni Linkedin